21 May 1943, France. Born in Paris into a family of Breton origins, Jean-Claude Fournier was raised in the seaport Saint-Quay Portrieux. He attended art classes at the Lycée Henri Avril in Lamballe and then at the Lycée Claude Bernard in Paris. He initially aspired a career in the theatre, but he was encouraged to focus on drawing after presenting his work to André Franquin. Fournier found his way to…